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Twitter this. Tweet that. And every day, hoards of new applications plugging into the micro-messaging service.Twitter, clearly, is the next big thing in social networking. Like any growing trend, it attracts lots of buzz, and extensive coverage on sites like Mashable (see our Twitter archive for hundreds of examples). A (Read More)
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A British 19-year-old has officially changed his name to "Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine Hulk And The Flash Combined.". (Read More)
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When every character counts, the right URL compacting service can mean the difference between saying what you want and desperately trying to fit a coherent thought into a few insufficient words. Earlier this week we asked you to share your favorite URL shrinking tools, and now we're back with the five most popular answers. (Read More)
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A MULTIBILLION-dollar "brain city" attracting up to 4500 elite scientists from around the world is earmarked for construction on Brisbane's western fringe. (Read More)
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Amazon shoppers expecting a liberal bias from the Seattle based online merchant are in for a surprise: at Amazon, politics would appear to run blood red to the far right.A search on Amazon for “terrorist costume” under apparel and accessories returns a mask of Democrat Presidential candidate Barack ObamaAmazon also suggests (Read More)
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Sarah Palin's makeup artist was the highest paid individual in Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign during the first half of October. (Read More)
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Submitted by Imjustcreative:
Over here in Australia we’re not quite as progressive or savvy as many of our US and European counterparts. We’re not pitchfork wielding hicks (despite what the British say), yet we tend to lag a few years behind global best practice. Subsequently, when it comes to social media, many businesses are just beginning to wake up (Read More)
: Thanks for the feedback guys. It's interesting to hear your thoughts regarding the gap between Australia, the US & Europe. I haven't worked overseas, so can't comment from personal experience. But I do work for one of Australia's largest digital marketing agency's, so get constant exposure to the practices of some of the country's largest brands. The word underwhelmed comes to mind :)
: This is a great article. It gives a visual that makes it simple to understand the importance of social networking. I wish that this article was available, when I first started my business. Thanks Alice. Remember, we are thinking of you at www.thinkingofyouinc.com.
Submitted by Infodiva:
Twitter is one of those services I just can’t make up my mind about. On one hand it provides a simple and quick way to get information about what’s going out there whether it be updates from friends or news from my favorite sites. On the other hand, it can get annoying when people use it for the simplest mundane types of th (Read More)
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